Practical Grammar SubjClauses

Subject Clauses

That- and whether-clauses can also act as subjects:

1. That Lilly disappeared sucks
2. Whether Lilly disappeared is unknown

Of course, the complementizers are still bound to their clause types:

3. *Whether Lilly disappeared sucks

Exercise 8.2

• Go to https://xlfg.labri.fr/.
• Add the sentences above to your test items.
• Change the grammar so that it makes the correct predictions for all test items.

Your grammar should yield the following Argument Structure for sentence (1):

Your grammar should yield the following Argument Structure for sentence (2):

Notes:

a. treat is as a verb which combines with a COMP and an OBJ.
b. treat unknown as an adjective.

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